The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-22
LOYAL WOMAN'SWORK
The Household, Conversation Club,
Puzzles. etc.
The Happy Household.
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VINEGAR PIE
Harry HOUSEHOLD: I send vinegar pie recipe |
40 lena Cunningham. One CUP of molnsSes. one /
CUP sugar one-half cup seeded raisins (chopped),
one cup rolled crackers, one cup cold water, one
third cup vinegar, piece OF melted bntter the size
OF an egg. spice like meat pies.--lsllen Parker |
Leach. Molcott, VI.
THOSE DROP CAKES
Harry HOUSEHOLD: I would reply 60 " Cactus" |
saying that tried her ginger drop cakes, ana my 4
brother says that they are all that her brother says
they are. j also tried "Sister Ada's" Washington |
onie and ii is just delicious.-Anna y. Arnold |
ROndout n. \.
MIKADo FAN.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: Here is pretty fan for deco |
ration, the RlikHdo. Take newspaper aud COM |
pleely with scraps of wall paper ana border
nut strip 81 border across the tops fold M shape
Of five-ceut Japanese fans tie the bottom with a
large bow 81 ribbon bunch Of loops oil different
colors; open and tack on the wall assure you /
they quite pretty, and are the rage here.-lnez
Woodruff.
BAKTNG-poyDER BISCUIT.
Harry HOUSEHOLD: I find il a great improve |
mcnt 10 use an egg when making bakingpowder /
biscuit Proceed us follows To one quart OF flour /
two teaspoons OF baking powder sified together; 1
ono-half small cup lard; one pint mix ana one /
beaten egg; one teaspoon salt; mix egg shortening
aud milk together aud stir Ia flour. Roll without
lneading.-Ars. o, L. Collins, Toledo, o.
FRUIT cATsUP.
HAIRY Household: Take grapes, plums and |
any small fruit; stew them until soft and put |
them through a colnndcr Then 10 one gallon fruit |
add one quart good vinegar four pounds sugar, |
Tour tnDlCHnOuMfuiS cinnamon Two al cloves, iuIee
of R,ispice heat thoroughly and seal. Good Tor /
game, poultry and meats-Airs. j. L. Duncan
Editors Chat.
Prizes awarded John A. I.ytle TO Miss Fannie /
Moulton: IL d. Curry, Hope Oak, to Frank Cough |
and Mrs Mary $. Baker.
The hoy and Girl discussion has gone on |
good-nninrcdly enough. but the subject is worn /
threadbnre for the present We suggest as topics |
OF discussion Winter evening amusements and |
pumpkin pics etc We would like 20 know how |
the Club tlnls the day should be spent.
Conversation Club.
Rtlos offbc Cii,5-l. Write briefly. . Write only |
side Of the paper. 3. Write TO the point. 4.
Write ON one subject 3 Write your best. &. !
Send answers 10 n puzzles foT use of Editor. Each
week the names OF those writing the best letters
style composition spelling. penmHnship and gen
crnl merit conzidcrcd-wi DE named at the head 1
OF tins column the Honor Roll. First honor |
will include all OF these requirements. Second |
honor will include deficiency ln some one point /
No Others will Doe named.
HONOR ROLIs-BEsT LETTERS
First Honor-Iohn A. Blair No. St. Luke street |
New Norl, city.
Second lIoHor-Iyrel Lorrimer, Hubbell, Neb. /
OUR BOLL-CALL-GREETINGs
Jessie A. smith, 800 Madison avenue Albany N |
y. daughter Co. III, a3d y. Y. Anna rarranee /
daughter Slth Iowa, West Grove. Iowa Mamie /
~. Mickhan. daughter Co. II, 18th Iowa Anon, /
Iowa; Eliza loahiimger, Falls City Acb. daughter /
Co. b. -sth Pas York CITY Boy" Pcnnsy lvana; |
lty Bogeri, Exeter. Fla daughter y. A. Cav, John
W Johnson Hooper, n y. son Co. X, is9th y. y /
Sarah Reynolds, seyery, Kan. daughter 18th \. |
A.. Frank n. Pitcher, Mavorly, Iowa, son 90. A, /
lsth Iowa anna Rozell, Rockville Wis, Ella J.
Huutlev Great harrington Mass daughter Co b. /
3sth Mas: Nathan Hale. West Haven Conn; |
Gypsy Dauphin, Pa.
srARoHERs AND soLvERs.
Mary ID Petty, s; III NJ Mccall. Cole Camp No. /
g; Josie A. Stephens. Denver Colo, B; J. NJ Dat /
lev Grcen,iilc. A. J.. 2; Annie L. Marsh Saugus |
Mass. 9; iat Riot, Hope. Oak, n Laurie Lau-
Ona, NJ. Va. :; Blanche Salisbury, RemsOns Cor /
ners, o.. .; n. Van Wrinkle, .; NJ. Flora Danforih /
WIS s. John 4. Blair, no 3 =. I1lse street New
York city. @; james 4. AlRer, Swampscott. Mass. |
9; Henry q. Bmgess, Cottonwood. Neb., 2; j. NJ |
Audubon. MINI, q; l. III. Cornell 4; w. B. Morn |
ingslone, Newark Nd, Is.
FOR THE c. C. POEM.
"our Annie" asks question; tits who viii end
Iansyer with an Helen who sboves the Carr along,
With a Potly and Frymire, Mary and Harry, |
Likewise with Mountain Hoosier," who IA Craw- |
ford should not larry
The gent who plainly speaks his mind the filthy
Also Joe smith, Of JeddO. Cirs a wonder 'twasnt
IN mention H. Louise Slack, the working farmers
Ard end my rhyme with Little one,p whose
hairs inclined TO curl.
Henry A. Clark, Huntersville, Pa.
NAMING THE BABY.
DEAR FRIEEDs II seems that the correspondents
tn Club Whispers" cannot forget the article writ
ten on What's IN a Name" have been greatly
amused and interested in the different letters that
have been written m regard 10 IT, } have a sister
whose name j. Willie. never thought I" It manly"
but think u more applicable 10 girls than boys. or
women than men, Tor there Is certainly nothing
manly in Willie. IL might do FOR little boy; but
for a maxwell II i were a man I would not want
10 be called Willie or Wilma, Vida any such
name. Bnt am wandering far from my object ia
writing tilis letter have little blue-eyed girl baby
nearly three years old who has never been named,
not that anl 20 hard 10 please but relatives aud
friends seem hard 10 please. and Ia my weakness
have allowed 4hem 10 have a voice in tie matter /
am raihorincBcdto odd names whilst my friends
Thought lIe grand old name OF Mary Elizabeth iust
the name ior her. others, with myself thought go
muea nane would crush her, she u SO small Now
friends, she must have name. whether Il ploases
every not re ] would liac tile corrc-
Epoudcnts la Club Whispers 10 suggest some names
that are not applicable 10 " hundred other girls
and go the one thUi sends the name that suits viii
sehd TIE llrrsoh Suggesting u ber photograph. 10,
friends, send on your names and receive a picture
Of the sweetest baby ever was.-Della Dix
PHYSIOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS
FRIESDs 81 THE .. G.: noticed in THE Ma
TIoAAI. Tribune, Aug. ~, the sub.ci, lsvHdiug "A
Good Law lnrep'y would lake 10 sag thai the
study 81 physiology ln our common schools Be-
pulsofy 90 Feunsy iyania also. think ID j. one of
the grandesl siudles we have in common
schools
ID we impress upon the minds Of our school ,ovs
tie evil elect 90 usiug tobacco and alcohol do not
think the rising generation Mili have much Cat "a
a. complain ~ ihtemperanee thinls Joe hns cause
taught in SOME al thc New Ork schools I would
suggest that d Ngs tle County superintendent
place 90 that elias. formed in every school
and " the ieachcrr meg cced teaching and did not
do Their uuiy. ihpy should b. expelled f0r ncfli-
Frnce. The greatest trouble we fud here IN teach
iR physiology ls. quite frequent with tlie parents
When children arc willing iOstudy Il some parents
viii noi provide tsrm with books. uud sometimes
go fnr AR o. say their children snll uot Study
a." J think II ID merely Tor want 81 knowledge Of
the branch. themselves that they forbid their chill
drcn sudtiuEl o. Their plea b. " Nc do not want 10
make doctor 81 oar children Poor ignorant
souls IL amy ono could become physician by tax
lng fsW lessons la physiology. who would neglect
taking them2- Fennsy iVAnia School Na'an.
CLUB WHISPERS.
would like the address OF the young lady men.
toned 10 rHE TRIBUNE who would enlarge small
Photographic ID. liuse, Hcgifa Ky
am mHhlug collection OF papers aud maya
2nne. ! wish tle q. G. would send me comics of
pAperh-J. H. Moran. jr.. Rocllt0n. IN
la reading Sunday MedLtiuus o in TIIBUKE
Sept. i, tie following verse attracted me:
D0 not luo. Tor wrong or evil.
Aon viii lind them II you do:
A. sou measure for your neigitbor
lie viii measure back 10 you.
Hattie ntrle pa